Wax-end twister



(No Model.)

0. P. CLARK & L. G. CROUCH.

WAX END TWISTER. No. 317,729. v Patented May 12, 1885-.

WITNESSES lTE STATES PATENT Warren.

OSCAR P. CLARK AND LUOIOUS GJOROUGH, OF BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS.

WAX-END TWISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 317,729, dated May 12, 1885.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that W6,0SOAR P. CLARK and LUoIoUs G. ORoUoH, of Bentonville, in the county of Benton and State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful 1mprovements in lElarness-llllakers Thread or WaxFnd Twisters and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification.

This invention has relation to a device or machine for twisting wax-ends, threads, cords, and strands of similar material,its object being to supply a device by which a more uniform twisting of the strands can be effected than by the ordinary operation of twisting them by hand, the device or machine being more particularly intended for the use of harness-makers, shoe-makers, and the like. By myinvention the twisting can be effected most rapidly and in a uniform manner.

The invention consists, substantially, in the parts as constructed, and in their particular arrangement or combination one with the other, as will hereinafter be distinctly described and pointed out in the claim.

Referring to the accompanying sheet of drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the device or machine as it appears when closed and ready for use. Fig. 2 is a plan view with the lid or top removed to more clearly indicate the interior disposition or arrangement of parts. Fig. 3 is a view in detail of one of the spindles which hold the thread while being twisted, and Fig. 4 is a view in detail.

Reference being had to the several parts by the letters thereon, A represents the shell or casing in which the parts are held,and which may be of any proper form, the same having a removable lid or cover that is held thereon by screws or rivets, which enter small screwboxes provided at each corner of the casing.

The interior mechanism consists of a main spur-wheel or cog-wheel, B, having a loose bearing in the top and bottom of the casing, its shaft or arbor extending through sufficiently far and adapted for the reception of a Application filed October 30, 1884.

(No model.)

key, I). This wheel meshes with pinions c 0, carried by the shafts of cogs O O, which latter in turn mesh with the pinions d 01, carried on the inner ends of spindles e e, which project outwardly from the casing, as shown in Fig. 1.

Carried by the outer ends of the spindles e e are spring clips or clamps g g for holding the ends of the threads or cords while being twisted. These clips are shown to be of a piece of flat metal doubled over and having its free end slightly bent or sprung outwardly; but it is obvious that very material changes can be made from the construction herein represented.

It will be observed that the device is of a very compact form, and that the several parts can be readily puttogether and again taken apart.

The s I'i11-Gll)S ma 1 be made in uan- I a l J J 5 q tities separate from the machine, and put up in bundles for commercial use, so that persons purchasing a machine may also purchase a bundle of the clips to replace any that may become broken. They are interchangeable, and it is evident that they may be applied to any machine for a like purpose.

The operation is as follows: The thread or cord is first doubled, and the two ends placed between the spring clips g g. The key is then turned, which causes the wheel B to revolve, it transmitting motion to the wheels 0 0 through the intermediate pinions,c c, the spindles e6 being in turn revolved through the medium of the pinions d d. Should it be desired to twist two separate threads or strands, care should be had in first securing them together at one end, as otherwise they would be carried around the revolving spindles and become tangled.

We are aware that-an arrangement of pulleys and revolving spindles has been previously employed for a like purpose as my invention, and also that an arrangement of cogs and hooks has been heretofore adopted; but we are not aware of the peculiar arrangement and construction of parts herein claimed ever before having been devised.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is- In a machine for twisting wax-ends, threads, and the like, the combination, with the main wheel B and auxiliary wheels 0 C,0f the pin- In testimony that we elaim the foregoing as IO ions 0 c, borne respectively, by the two latter our own we affiX our signatures in presence of and meshing with the former, and the spindles two witnesses. e e, carrying at their outer ends the springelips and at their inner ends the pinions d 01,

also meshing with the auxiliary wheels, said parts being arranged in and borne by a suit- Witnesses: able casing and adapted to be operated by a GEORGE M. CRAIG, key, substantially as described. J. S. BLACK.

OSCAR I. CLARK. LUCIOUS O. CROUCH. 

